hui (Māori assembly)

{{Short description|New Zealand term for an assembly or meeting}}

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A hui is a type of Māori assembly, gathering or meeting.{{Cite web |date=4 November 2022 |title=Collins Dictionary |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/hui |website=Collins Dictionary}}{{Cite web |title=hui - Te Aka Māori Dictionary |url=https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/1528 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=hui - Te Aka Māori Dictionary |language=en}} A hui is usually called for a specific cause ({{Langx|mi|take|lit=cause for gathering}}), which may relate to the "life crises" of an individual—such as a funeral ({{Lang|mi|tangihanga}}) or twenty-first birthday—or to those events that affect a group—such as opening a marae, or welcoming important guests.{{Cite book |last=Salmond |first=Anne |title=Hui: A study of Maori ceremonial gatherings |publisher=Reed |year=2004 |edition=3rd |location=Auckland}}{{Rp|page=179}}

Originally from the Māori language, the word was used by Europeans as early as 1846 to refer to Māori gatherings,{{cite book|last=Orsman|first=H. W.|title=The dictionary of New Zealand English: a dictionary of New Zealandisms on historical principles|year=1997|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=NZ|isbn=0-19-558347-7}} but is now increasingly used in New Zealand English to describe events that are not exclusively Māori.[http://nethui.org.nz/nethui-multi-stakeholder-event-launch-2011 "...for all those involved with the Internet in New Zealand..."], nethui.org.nz{{Cite web |title=Tech Hui 2010 |url=http://www.techhui.org.nz/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721223301/http://www.techhui.org.nz/ |archive-date=2010-07-21}}